Our security guard was in the lunchroom the other day, bad-mouthing the Canadian health care system.

[Aristus]

We need some security, since the clinic is in a bad part of town.

And I know a lot of right-wingers gravitate to the security industry. This guy is nice enough, but he's a John Wayne worshiper. ( )

And he is so in the wrong place to be coming down on national health insurance.

It was the usual bullshit: "Canadians are dying of cancer because they can't get to an oncologist in time to be treated" - shit like that.

I didn't say anything to him, although I fancy I'm better qualified to determine better than he how efficacious a broad-based system of affordable health care can be. I just don't know what to say to people whose outlook is: "Well, the solution isn't perfect, so let's just not bother trying to solve the problem..."

[Scuba]

1. I tend to go with "You fell for THAT?"

[rug]

2. You should have told him there was a malignant growth on his penis that must be removed.

[Aristus]

3. He's a right-winger. I'd need a microscope to even SEE his penis

The malignant growth is either on top of his shoulders, or between his lungs...

[nolabear]

4. I got an important piece of advice yesterday.

I was all like over a colleague going off on me over something ridiculous and a friend said "Your biggest problem is that you tend to take hissy fits seriously." He's right. Hissies gotta fit.

[Rambis]

5. Another "Informed voter"

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Let me put this in words even the lowest tea-bagger should be able to grasp

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I would respond

"Well, them Canucks sure aren't racing down here to trade off their health-care for OURS!"

Oh yes, some of the uber-rich will come down for the odd medical procedure, but would never "trade" their national health care for what passes as health care in the USA.

Odd that the USA doesn't grasp that our UNIVERSAL health care costs way less per capita than the USA's system.

But then the insurance companies don't make the rules up here . . .

CC

ps: we can afford the taxes for health care - don't have no humongous war-machine to feed . . .

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. I'd reply "you sir, are full of shit"

and have him read this if he was so inclined
http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/